The Nicro is from Marinco, which is a company that specializes in
electrical gear for harsh environments. Who the heck knows what
Sunforce's core competency might be? They are sold at Home Depot for use
to ventilate garden sheds. Will they hold up in salt air and salt spray?
How long will the motor last? They also only have a single AA battery,
and according to the manual, the fan will run on battery power for ten
minutes each time you push the button. You can push the button every ten
minutes until the battery is dead, and then you can go to bed. The
Sunforce also mounts in a larger diameter hole than the NIcro, so once
it fails, you will have a somewhat bigger project to upgrade to the
Nicro. :-)
Bill Bina
On 12/29/2014 6:50 PM, Lee Youngblood via CnC-List wrote:
Hi Ken, Dan, Jim, & all,
I looked at the Defender site, and wonder why the Nicro vents are
worth twice the price of the Sunforce? Any one used or know both, and
can explain it? Which ones are you using, and can you close them off,
or if you get real water over the boat, will it just flood in. While I
live in Seattle, and expect to deal with rain, we also have water over
the boat occasionally. All you have to do is be in a good current
rip, wind against tide, and stuff the standing waves. Once Kathleen
said "I'm just going straight into this one", and dropped us into the
big hole behind a freighter. I was moving up for a pic, stepped up to
the coach house, grabbed the boom and kept my feet dry, as water
poured into the cockpit. "Well I don't need to do that again!" was her
next comment. The cowl vents, even pointing back, leaked. So I'm
looking for waterproof, closeable vents. Suggestions?
Thanks, Lee
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